Siding.



I. S. GONOVER.

SIDING.

APPLIUATION FILED 0013.9, 1908.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT orr on mas. conovna, or NORTH TAERYTOWN, New YORK.

SIDING.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t t 5 30, 1909,

Application filed-ctober 9, 1908. Serial No. 456,872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA S. CONOVER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of North Tarrytown, county of Westchester, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sidings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in siding, and consists in siding strips which are provided with laterally projecting ribs or beads upon one side of the same at or adjacent to one edge thereof, and complementary undercut and recessed portions upon the opposite side, the said undercut and recessed portions being adapted to receive the ribbed edge of a corresponding strip. In siding so constructed the adjacent strips are not onlycaused to overlap each other, but are interlocked in such a manner that the upper strip must always be lifted before the next adjacent lower strip can be removed. F urthermore, siding strips thus interlocked form a better protection against the weather and constitute a more nearly water tight structure than the ordinary form of siding, as will be well understood.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to describe an embodiment thereof, having reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating the same, and will then point out the novel fea tures in the claim.

In, the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a strip of siding constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2

is a cross sectional view showing-the same employed as a covering for the side wall of a structure. Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view showing the same as employed as a roof covering. Fig. 4 is a face view of the same.

The sidin comprises strips 10 having a plurality o longitudinal ribs or beads Q 11--11 near one edge thereof which pro ect laterally from the front face of the strlp,

and an undercut portion 12 which is recessed.

at 13-13 near the diagonally opposite edge of the rear face of the strip, as wil be readily understood by reference to the drawings portion of the material is left between the recesses 1313*-, and further, a convenient portion isprovided for receiving the nails which the strips ma be secured in place. In addition to the ri s 11-11 upon the front face of the siding, the said front face is preferably provided with a recess 14 arranged contlguous to the second or inner rib or bead 11 and the opposite edge of the strip is provided with an overhanging portion 15 constituting a rib which is arranged to be received within the recess of an adjacent strip." The siding strips are shown as fitted together in the drawings, the various strips being preferably assembled and placed in position by first fastening the lowermost strip in place, and then the next one above it, and so on throughout to the topmost strip.

The'arrangement and construction of the strips are such as to cause not only an over-.

lapping, as is common in siding strips, but actually an interlocking of the parts, for it will be readily understood that when an upper strip is fastened in lace the next adjacent lower strip will be ocked into position thereby and it will be impossible to remove it except by raisingthe upper stri indeed, an upper strip will actually hold uite a number 0 strips successively arrange beneath it, it bein impossible to remove any strip beneath it %except, of course, by sliding it lengthwise) until such removal be permitted by the s ring of the material. This interlocking as many advantages: It gives greater rigidity to the structure; it is more nearly wind and weather proof; it is easier to put into position; and the danger of improperly assembling the strips is practically eliminated; and the loosening of individual strips is practically an impossibilit V Wllatl claim is:

Siding com osed of strips each provided near one edge ofthe strip, the said ribs being spaced apart, and With a portion 14 recessed below the face of the strip in proximity to the rib or bead 11*, the said strip being further provided at the rear thereof, near the diagonally opposite edge, with an undercutportion having recesses for receiv 

